Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Valdora in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Valdora. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Valdora listed first.
- Beulah
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beulah is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Monona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Giard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Giard is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
- Watson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Watson is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Farmersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farmersburg is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Luana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Volney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Saint Olaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- McGregor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Yellow River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
- Prairie du Chien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Wyalusing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Waukon Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Elkader
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garnavillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Postville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bagley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Charme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Harpers Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Valdora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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